Robert (Award) / Best Danish Film
Winner of the Danish film award Robert in the category Best Danish Film (Årets danske spillefilm) . The Danish Film Academy (Danmarks Film Akademi) has presented its awards to the best film productions and filmmakers at the Robert Festival in Copenhagen every year since 1984 .
The most successful in this category was the Danish director Lars von Trier (1985, 1992, 1997, 2010, 2012, 2015), whose films received six awards, followed by his compatriots Nils Malmros (three wins) and Bille August , Susanne Bier , Per Fly and Thomas Vinterberg (two each). The award-winning film agreed with the eventual Bodil winner 27 times , most recently in 2016 when the award was given to the historical drama Unter dem Sand - The Promise of Freedom .
Prize winner 1984–1999
| year | Award winners | German title | Director |
| 1984 | Skønheden and udyret * | Dear father, I am sixteen | Nils Malmros |
| 1985 | Forbrydelsens element * | The Element of Crime | Lars from Trier |
| 1986 | The flyvende djævle | The flying devils | Different refn |
| 1987 | Flamberede hjerter * | Flambéed hearts | Bright ryslings |
| 1988 | Pelle Conquerors * | Pelle the Conqueror | Bille August |
| 1989 | Skyggen af Emma * | Emma's shadow | Søren Kragh-Jacobsen |
| 1990 | Dansen med Regitze * | Dancing with Regitze | Kaspar Rostrup |
| 1991 | Lad isbjørnene danse * | Make the polar bears dance | Birger Larsen |
| 1992 | Europe* | Europe | Lars from Trier |
| 1993 | Kærlighedens smerte * | not known | Nils Malmros |
| 1994 | The House of Spirits | The haunted house | Bille August |
| 1995 | Nattevagen | Nightwatch - night watch | Ole Bornedal |
| 1996 | Menneskedyret * | not known | Carsten Rudolf |
| 1997 | Breaking the Waves * | Breaking the waves | Lars from Trier |
| 1998 | Barbara | Barbara | Nils Malmros |
| Let's Get Lost * | Let's get lost | Jonas Elmer | |
| 1999 | Firm* | The party | Thomas Vinterberg |
Prize winners and nominations 2000–2009
2000
The only right one * (Den eneste ene) - Director: Susanne Bier
2001
Die Bank * (Bænken) - Director: Per Fly
- Anna - Directed by Erik Wedersøe
- Flickering Lights (Blinkende lygter) - Director: Anders Thomas Jensen
- Cirkeline 2: Ost og kærlighed - Director: Jannik Hastrup
- Dancer in the Dark - Director: Lars von Trier
- Dykkerne - Director: Åke Sandgren
- Fruen på Hamre - Director: Katrine Wiedemann
- Her i nærheden - Director: Kaspar Rostrup
- Help! Ich bin ein Fisch (Hjælp, jeg er en fisk) - directed by Stefan Fjeldmark , Michael Hegner and Greg Manwaring
- Italian for Beginners (Italiensk for begyndere) - Director: Lone Scherfig
- Juliane - Director: Hans Kristensen
- Max - Director: Trine Piil Christensen
- Miracle - An Angel for Dennis P. (Mirakel) - Director: Natasha Arthy
- Pyrus på pletten - Director: Martin Miehe-Renard
- På Fremdmed mark - Director: Aage Rais-Nordentoft
- Slip hestene løs - Director: Erik Clausen
2002
Kira * (En kærlighedshistorie) - Director: Ole Christian Madsen
- A jackpot for Helene (At klappe med een hånd) - Director: Gert Fredholm
- The King Is Alive - Director: Kristian Levring
- Shake It All About (En kort en lang) - Director: Hella Joof
- Monas verden - Director: Jonas Elmer
2003
Open Hearts * (Elsker dig for evigt) - Director: Susanne Bier
- At kende sandheden - Director: Nils Malmros
- Dina - My Story (Jeg er Dina) - Director: Ole Bornedal
- Okay - Director: Jesper W. Nielsen
- Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself (Wilbur begår selvmord) - Director: Lone Scherfig
2004
Das Erbe (Arven) - Director: Per Fly
- Dogville * - Director: Lars von Trier
- Lykkevej - Director: Morten Arnfred
- Reconstruction - Director: Christoffer Boe
- Stealing Rembrandt - Claws for Beginners (Rembrandt) - Director: Jannik Johansen
2005
King's Game * (Kongekabale) - Director: Nikolaj Arcel
- Dag och natt - Director: Simon Staho
- In your hands (Forbrydelser) - Director: Annette K. Olesen
- Lad de små børn - Director: Paprika Steen
- Pusher II - Director: Nicolas Winding Refn
2006
Adams Apples (Adams æbler) - Director: Anders Thomas Jensen
- Dark Horse (Voksne mennesker) - Director: Dagur Kári
- Fluerne på væggen - Director: Åke Sandgren
- Manderlay - Director: Lars von Trier
- Manslaughter - In the vicious circle of violence * (Drabet) - Director: Per Fly
2007
The Dream (Drømmen) - Director: Niels Arden Oplev
- After the wedding (Efter brylluppet) - Director: Susanne Bier
- Offscreen - Director: Christoffer Boe
- Prague - Director: Ole Christian Madsen
- Princess - Director: Anders Morgenthaler
- En Soap * (En soap) - Director: Pernille Fischer Christensen
2008
Kunsten at græde i kor * - Director: Peter Schønau Fog
- Daisy Diamond - Director: Simon Staho
- Ekko - Director: Anders Morgenthaler
- Hvid nat - Director: Jannik Johansen
- Unconditionally (Kærlighed på film) - Director: Ole Bornedal
2009
Frygtelig Lykkelig * - Director: Henrik Ruben Genz
- Who you fear (Den du frygter) - Director: Kristian Levring
- Little Soldier (Lille soldat) - Director: Annette K. Olesen
- Days of Zorns (Flammen og Citronen) - Director: Ole Christian Madsen
- To Verdener - Director: Niels Arden Oplev
Award winners and nominations 2010–2019
2010
Antichrist * - Director: Lars von Trier
- Applause - Director: Martin Zandvliet
- Fri os fra det onde - Director: Ole Bornedal
- Kærestesorger - Director: Nils Malmros
- Old Boys - Director: Nikolaj Steen
2011
R * - directed by Michael Noer and Tobias Lindholm
- Brotherhood (Broderskab) - Director: Nicolo Donato
- Alting bliver godt igen - Director: Christoffer Boe
- The Truth About Men (Sandheden om mænd) - Director: Nikolaj Arcel
- Submarino - Director: Thomas Vinterberg
2012
Melancholia * - Director: Lars von Trier
- Dirch - Director: Martin P. Zandvliet
- Eine Familie (En familie) - Director: Pernille Fischer Christensen
- Rosa Morena - Director: Carlos Augusto de Oliveira
- Superclassico ... my wife wants to get married! (SuperClásico) - Director: Ole Christian Madsen
Kapringen * - Director: Tobias Lindholm
- 10 timer til paradis - Director: Mads Matthiesen
- Love Is All You Need (Den skaldede frisør) - Director: Susanne Bier
- The Queen and the Personal Doctor (En kongelig affære) - Director: Nikolaj Arcel
- Undskyld jeg forstyrrer - Director: Henrik Ruben Genz
2014
The Hunt * (Jagten) - Director: Thomas Vinterberg
- Mercy (Kvinden i buret) - Director: Mikkel Nørgaard
- Nordvest - Director: Michael Noer
- Sorg og glæde - Director: Nils Malmros
- Spies & Glistrup - Director: Christoffer Boe
2015
Nymphomaniac Director's Cut - Director: Lars von Trier
- Kapgang - Director: Niels Arden Oplev
- Der Mondfisch (Klumpfisken) - Director: Søren Balle
- Desecration (Fasandræberne) - Director: Mikkel Nørgaard
- Silent Heart - My life is mine * (Stille hjerte) - Director: Bille August
2016
Under the sand - The promise of freedom * (Under sandet) - Director: Martin Zandvliet
- The Idealist - Secret Files Greenland (Idealists) - Director: Christina Rosendahl
- Men & Chicken (Mænd & Høns) - Director: Anders Thomas Jensen
- Sommer '92 (Sommeren '92) - Director: Kasper Barfoed
- A War (Krigen) - Director: Tobias Lindholm
2017
The day will come (Der kommer en dag) - Director: Jesper W. Nielsen
- In the blood * (I blodet) - Director: Rasmus Heisterberg
- Die Kommune (Kollektivet) - Director: Thomas Vinterberg
- The Neon Demon - Director: Nicolas Winding Refn
- Parents (Forældre) - Director: Christian Tafdrup
2018
Vinterbrødre * - Director: Hlynur Pálmason
- Darkland (Underverden) - Director: Fenar Ahmad
- The unbelievable story of the giant pear (Den utrolige historie om den kæmpestore pære) - directed by Amalie Næsby Fick , Jørgen Lerdam , Philip Einstein Lipski
- A terrible woman (En frygtelig kvinde) - Director: Christian Tafdrup
- Mens vi lever - Director: Mehdi Avaz
2019
The Guilty (Den skyldige) - Director: Gustav Möller
- Ditte & Louise - Director: Niclas Bendixen
- Contempt (Journal 64) - Director: Christoffer Boe
- Per im Glück (Lykke-Per) - Director: Bille August
- The House That Jack Built - Director: Lars von Trier
Award winners and nominations from 2020
2020
Queen (Dronningen) - Director: May el-Toukhy
- Danmarks sønner - Director: Ulaa Salim
- Før frosten - Director: Michael Noer
- Uncle - Director: Frelle Petersen
- Daniel (Ser du månen, Daniel) - Director: Niels Arden Oplev , Anders W. Berthelsen
* = Film productions later, the Bodil than Danish Best Film of the Year won